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Legal Counsel
Business Operations and Performance Strategy; Queensland Academy of Sport; Sport and Recreation; QSAC, Nathan
From 1 July 2025, the QAS will become a Statutory Body - guided by our values and driven to Inspire Extraordinary Sporting Success. We're building a future-focused organisation, and this is your chance to help shape it.
As Legal Counsel, you will play a critical role in supporting the CEO, senior leaders, and staff with strategic, solutions-focused legal advice. Your expertise will help navigate complex legal landscapes, strengthen compliance, and enhance operational performance across the organisation.
If you're passionate about high performance and want to be part of shaping change and a new corporate structure, we want to hear from you.
Job details
| Position status | Fixed Term Temporary |
|---|---|
| Position type | Flexible full-time |
| Occupational group | Justice & Legal |
| Classification | PO6 |
| Workplace Location | Brisbane - South |
| Job ad reference | QLD/637077/25 |
| Closing date | 29-May-2025 |
| Job duration | 12 months with possibility of extension |
| Contact person | Yi Chen |
| Contact details | Email: Yi.Chen@dtis.qld.gov.au Access the National Relay Service |
Are you a legal professional ready to make a meaningful impact in the world of highperformance sport? As the Legal Counsel at the Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS), you'll play a key leadership role—providing strategic, independent, and solutions-focused legal advice that enables our people to do their best work, while meeting their legal and governance obligations.
What you can expect in this role:
• Delivering high-quality legal advice and documentation across all levels of the QAS, with a focus on contract law, employment law, commercial agreements, and property matters.
• Leading key governance functions, including privacy, human rights, and right to information (RTI) frameworks and policies.
• Advising staff on commercial negotiations and legal implications of strategic decisions, while preparing and interpreting contracts, MOUs, and other legal instruments.
• Coordinating instructions to Crown Law, external firms, or counsel—ensuring clarity on context, risks, and legislative requirements.
• Supporting the development and interpretation of portfolio legislation relevant to QAS operations.
• Managing and contributing to projects involving legal research, policy development, legislative review, and compliance improvement initiatives. Join a values-driven organisation that blends professional excellence with purpose—supporting Queensland's elite athletes and contributing to Australia's sporting success.
The Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our athletes. We are committed to an environment where athletes from any background are
heard, treated fairly and free from abuse.
Applications will remain current for 12 months.
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
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